Bonham Native Doug Jones Leads Houston Mens Wear Firm Expansion
Doug Jones son of Charney and wife of Austin rises to president at Leopold Price and Rolle a Houston mens clothing house founded in 1906. The firm plans an 8000 square foot store in the Galleria Post Oak mall as Jones continues a long association with the business.
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Doug Jones
Charney Jones
Austin
Bonham
Doug
Leopold, Price and Rolle
Houston
Galleria Post Oak
Mt Pleasant Tigers Clinch North Zone Title In Unbeaten Run
The Mt Pleasant Tigers stretch a perfect season to clinch the district north zone. Danny M Harris notes a rough Saturday while Noah Taylor says a needed car part is still missing to get his 1953 model running again.
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Mt. Pleasant Tigers
Noah Taylor
Firemen Uniform Mix Up at Police Station
Police received a report Monday that two large boxes labeled as firemen’s uniforms had been delivered to the station by mistake. Authorities say new police uniforms are on order and the mix up was discovered when the boxes were opened.
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Cowboy Henegar
Fine levied after guilty plea in DWI case
Paul Allen Hailey was fined 100 dollars and costs in county court on a guilty plea to a driving while intoxicated complaint. Judge Choice Moore suspended Hailey's license for one year and sentenced him to three days in jail.
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Paul Allen Hailey
Choice Moore
Hailey
End to New York teachers strike resumes fall classes
The long strike that kept New York City schools closed all but 11 days of the fall session ended. Classes resumed today as teachers returned to classrooms, signaling an end to the disruption.
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New York
UPI
North Vietnam negotiator rejects two party talks stance
Xuan Thuy in a Paris interview denounced U S claims of a Hanoi Washington two party peace talks plan. He pressed for a four party or three party format including North Vietnam South Vietnam and the United States, with Saigon absent if needed.
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Thuy
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Democratic Republic of
North
Bonham Leader named 1969 Cancer Crusade chair
Bob Davis, Bonham Pontiac dealer, was named county chairman of the 1969 Cancer Crusade for the Fannin County chapter of the American Cancer Society. The appointment was announced by Rev. Mac Hargrave, chapter president, at the Monday meeting in the Texas Power and Light auditorium.
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Bob Davis
Bonham
Fannin County
American Cancer Society
Davis
Crusade
Mac Hargrave
Texas Power and Light Company
Herbert Buron
Joe West
Martin Halsell
Jack Sperry
Texas Division
National Cancer Society
Gene Danner
Bonham Maeufacturing Co
Dunner
Focal Chapter
Danner
Allen Memorial Hospital
Betty Tarpley
Cancer Fund
First National Bank
Red China Faces UN Bid Defeat Vote in General Assembly
United Nations debates closed with expectations of a large margin favoring Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist China over Communist China. Key speakers include U S Ambassador J R Wiggins and Halim Budo of Albania as Asian nations urged unity against Communist subversion.
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United Nations
UPI
China
Generalisssrme
Chiang Kai-Shek
U.N. China
U.S
J. R. Wiggins
Peking
Halim Budo
Red China
Taiwan
New York City Schools Return After Longest Teacher Strike
The 3.1 million students and 57,000 teachers resume classes as UFJ votes 17 658 to 2738 to approve an end to the citywide strike. Ocean Hill Brownsville principals are suspended but remain as advisers while district details are worked out. Students face longer days and make up time with holidays added, as no compulsory classes are held next year.
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New York
UPI
United Federation of Teachers
UFJ
Maree
John V. Lindsay
Luis Fuentes
Fuentes
Herbert F. Johnson
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Jyansun
Ocean Hill-Brownsville
James E. Allen Jr
New York City
Merchants Warn About Check Forger Said by Jerry Boone
Bonham dealer Jerry Boone reported at least three forged checks drawn on his personal account were passed to local merchants over the weekend. The notes read for yard work and the passer identified as Wallace. Boone urged merchants to contact him immediately if approached with suspected forged checks to prevent losses.
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Jerry Boone
Bonham
Boone
Wallace
Warming Trend Forecast For Bunham Area Tonight
The Weather Bureau predicts a warming trend tonight in the Bunham area with increasing cloudiness and a cool, mostly cloudy Wednesday. Temperatures touch the low 50s by day with a morning low around the mid 20s, and frost reported on some water surfaces this morning.
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Bunham
Weather Bureau
Boonhar
North Texas
Thieu Cites Two Reasons for Act
Premier Tran Van Huong said Saigon will not end its boycott of the Paris talks due to North Vietnamese confused declarations. He noted Hanoi’s calls for Viet Cong recognition and stressed Saigon would not accept Viet Cong as a full conference member.
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Paris
UPI
Tran van Huong
South Vietnam
Saigon
Xuan Thuy
Hano
Nguyer van Thieu
Huong
Thiei
Viet Cong
United States
Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Pais
North Vietnam
Vung Tau
Daniel Southerland
Nguyen van Thieu
Southerland
Thieu
Hanoi
Thuy
George Libera
Vet Cong
National Liberation Fier
NLF
Washington
Nang
U. S
Today
Huang
Fatal injuries in Sherman car train crash claim Miss Ball
Miss Vickie Jepice Ball nineteen of 406 West Sixth Street died in a Sherman hospital at 8 29 a.m. Tuesday November 19 1968 from injuries sustained in a Log Lake Road collision with a Katy freight engine. She suffered brain concussion fractured legs and pelvis and remained unconscious since the November 13 accident. She was born July 30 1949 in Bonham daughter of Wesley C Ball and Mrs Ball. Surviving are her parents grandparents a sister a nephew and a niece. Funeral services will be held at Wise Funeral Chapel with ministers officiating and viewing at the chapel tonight and Wednesday.
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Vickie Jepice Ball
West Sixth Street
Sherman
Log Lake Road
Wise Funeral Chapel
Tommy Marshall
Seventh and Main Baptist Church
W. R. Pryor
First Assembly of God Church
Wesley C. Ball
Bonham
Luther Pall
Donald Morgan
Jeffrey Morgan
Lisa Morgan
Wise Funeral
Two Slightly Injured in Wreck at Denison and Franklin
Two persons were taken to the hospital for first aid after a two car collision at Denison and Franklin streets on Monday afternoon. Lela McDowell Robins and Lela Mae Henson were the drivers, with McDowell westbound on Denison and Henson northbound on Franklin. A chain link fence and gas light near C B Ashinhurst’s home were damaged when a car crashed through the fence. Total damage estimated at $400 to the cars, fence, and light.
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Denison
Franklin
Lela McDowell Robins
Evalyn Leathewood
Offiers
E. N. McCraw
Fred Clark
Lela Mae Henson
McDowell
Henson
C. B Ashinhurst
Snakebite Suffering Tops Six Thousand Each Year
More than 6,008 persons suffer from snakebites in the United States annually, highlighting ongoing public health concerns and the need for awareness and medical readiness.
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United States
France Faces Possible Devaluation Amid Franc Crisis
Paris reports state France grapples with a worsening economic crisis as the Bank of France drains gold reserves to defend the franc. De Gaulle, Couve de Murville, and Ortoli press budget cuts while awaiting US and non Communist aid if needed. markets in Frankfurt remain jittery amid heavy franc trading and a slide against the West German mark.
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Paris
UPI
France
Charles de Gaulle
Bank of France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Francois-Xavier Ortuli
de Gaulie
Couve de Murville
Frankfurt
Germany
de Gaulle
United States
Average gestauron period noted for goals
The report records an average gestauron period of 15 days for goals. It cites no additional names or locations and presents a concise timing metric.
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Texas Power and Light Co
Bryce McIintyre
Chamber of Commerce
Bondi
Danny M Harris
Washington High School
Tht
National Liberation Front
Cancer Crusade
Ocean Hal
Vickie Ball
Lady Bird
Johnson
Commie
UPS
Tran van Kuong
Phu Vinha
Tho Lac
Papalae Lyon
Munday
Low Vietnam
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